December 2020 Newsletter
LOSS: The Historic Ravenswood Club / Paul Revere Lodge/ Truc Lam Buddhist Temple Demolished
"The neighborhood’s 120-year-old Truc Lam Temple has been demolished to make way for a preschool."The temple, 1521 W. Wilson Ave., went up for sale...
WIN: Old Ravenswood Hospital to be Adaptively Reused for Senior Housing
Old Ravenswood Hospital will be adaptively reused for senior housing."Evergreen Real Estate Group is converting the vacant 10-story hospital at 4501 N. Winchester Ave....
WIN: TIF to Support Revere Park Field House Improvements
"Revere Park’s field house is getting a makeover. Ald. Matt Martin (47th) has agreed to the Chicago Park District’s request for $1.5 million in...
THREATENED: Washington Park National Bank Threatened with Demolition (Chicago 7 2016)
"The Cook County Land Bank is still working out the details of the sale of former Washington Park National Bank site to a prominent...
THREATENED: Hollenbach Building to be Demolished for New Construction
"The Hollenbach Building is a building at 808 W. Lake Street in Chicago's Fulton Market District, which was designed by Worthmann & Steinbach and...
WIN: Ramova Theater Restoration Plan Receives City Council Approval and TIF Support
"Bridgeport’s long-vacant Ramova Theater will be rehabilitated as part of a $22.9 million entertainment and dining complex through a financial plan approved by City...
WIN: Preservation Chicago Supports African American Cultural Heritage Grant for Mt. Pisgah Church, Chicago’s Most Recently Designated Chicago Landmark
Preservation Chicago strongly supported Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church throughout the progress of becoming a Designated Chicago Landmark. The final approval by Chicago City Council...
LOSS: Wrigleyville’s Yesterday Antique Shop Demolished
"The cherished memorabilia shop Yesterday, a relic and snapshot of 1970s Wrigleyville, will soon be demolished and replaced by a three-flat."Yesterday founder Tom Boyle...
WIN: Two Former Logan Square Religious Buildings Becoming Apartments: Adaptive Reuse Has Become a Popular Strategy
"A developer who’s nearly finished converting a former synagogue in Logan Square to apartments will follow it up by doing the same with a...
WIN: Restoration Begins on Givins Castle in Beverly
"Major repairs at the Givins Castle, the landmark at the corner of 103rd Street and Longwood Drive, are officially underway."After inspections found extensive deterioration...